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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
FRAUD DEFEATING ITSELF,

The Democratic robbery OF seats
in the New Jersey Legislature
has worked out it's own defeat =
Whatever may now be the result
of baloting in the Joint convention,
this has come to pass, that the
Democrats cannot possibly send to
the Senate a person with a prlma
facie claim to a seat. The protest
of fl out of 81 members of the
Joint convention, a clear majority,
has been formally entered npon its
record. In this protest it is sent
forth that two of the persons vot.
ing IN that body, as now cODstltut-
ed, have no right to seats, and
without their votes it is impossible
to give a pretended majority for
any Democratic candidate. No
matter for whom the Democratic
votes may now be cast, his claim
TO seat in the Senate will be met
at the very threshold with this pro
test by majority of the body from
which that pretended claim is de-
rived. There is no possibility, one
might reasonably say, that the Sen
ate will admit q claimant thus
branded with censure.
What purports to be a certificate
of the election of "A Senator from
Indiana has been referred by the
Senate to the Committee on Elec-
tions. This paper, the only title to
a seat which Mr.. Turpie, the Demo.
cratic claimant, can present, bears
on its face evidence that the Secre-
tary of State regards the so.called
election illegal. For instead OF
certifying in the usual form, the
Secretary is careful to affirm only
that the signature purporting to be
that of the Governor is, in fact,
the signature of the Governor
The protest of the Indiana House
of Representatives will be sub.
mitted to the Senate, doubtless,
and it will have due weight. If
Mr.. Turpie is allowed to take q
seat it should not be the fault of
tho Senate, nor should the Republi-
cans of Indiana lack either the
care or the pluck to present the
facts in due form.
Democrats report that Mr.. Rid
dleberger may resign, leaving his
seat to be filled by Democrat
Should he do so, there would still
be a Republican majority against
either of the possible claimants
from Indiana or New Jersey, on the
question Of his right to n seat. But
if the Democrats should send a
claimant from New jersey, and if
both should be admitted, the Sen.
ate would then be equally divided,
and the deadlock would be exceed.
lngly harmful to public interests.
". Y. Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
THE ADMINISTRATION AID THE LEADING
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.

SOMETHING LIKE AN OFFICIAL
DECLARATION--AN INTERESTING
JUDGMENT FOR THREE or THE
MOST EFFICIENT AND INFLUEN-
TIAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPERS
IN TIE COUNTRY 10 STUDY
OVER.
From the y. Y. star-the Presidents or
gan.
The Sun says Of the President
ale has the Big Head. That's
what's the matter with Cleveland
We differ with The Sun. We should
say that some editors are troubled
with the "queer disease called 1.-THE
big head" The SIM had an attack
of it in 1884, and has not recovered
yet.
Joe Pulitzer has got It awiplly,
and lately sent Colonel Cockerill to
Europe and knocked Joe Howard
out.
And now "leetle' Henry Waiter
son has been seized with the big
head. His case is like that Of the
COW and the locomotlve-''its bad
Tor the COO
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
YES: RrT LlFE Is SHORT.
Prohibition In West VIRGINIA.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, February
17.-An unexpected turn was taken
by the Senate this morning, when
the bill which had been passed by
the lower house "TO prohibit the
sale Of intoxicating liquors aud
drinks within'tho state came mp
for It's passage. The opponents OF
the bill discovered the fact that
they could not defeat il, and in or
der to do the next best thing, they
called for the vote on the Joint res
0lutiOn, which provides for the
submission Of the question to the
people of "prohibiting the manu-
iacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors in this state" which had
not been announced. Upon the
call of the vote on submission, three
members who had voted against
submission changed their votes to
aye, which gave the resolution a
twO.thirds majority. The submiS-
sion will be voted on in November,
1888, at the next general election.
The lower honse passed The resOlu-
ton two weeks ago. The bill pro-
hibltlng the sale Of liquor and
drinks was then laid on the ia
HE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25

decided majority. by lne pTONl-
siOns of the bill Mr.. Eads and his
associates are Incorporated as the
Atlantic and Pacific Railway Com
pany, with capital stock not to ex-
ceed SlOO,OOO,OOO, no bonds to be
issued until the paid in capital shall
amount to S5,OOO,OOO. The Gov
eminent is in nowisc committed to
the proposition pecuniarily, and
makes no guarantees.
The first Mexican pension was
made by Commissioner Black on
last Friday, and the beneficiary
was ex-senator Williams, of Ken
lucky. Ever since the battle OF
Cerro GOrdo where he greatly dis
tinguished himself, he has been
known as "Cerro Gordo Williams"
The application for the allowance
was filed IN the Commissioners Of
flee at eleven o'clock that morning,
and the pension certificate went
out in the afternoons mail for
Louisville.
The clamOr for a change of in
auguration day from the 4th of
March to the 30th of April grows
louder as the working days of the
present Congress have become
alarmingly few, and the danger
more apparent that nothing may
be done towards this desirable re-
form. The trouble is that if the
proposed amendment does not get
through Congress by the end OF
this session, it cannot be ratified
by the States in time to 60 into ef-
feet as a part of the Federal Con-
sttution in the Spring of 1885,
There is no opposition to the change,
but, on the contrary everybody
acknowledges that it would be
'iust lovely" to have the inaugu-
raj ceremonies at the most delight.
full time of the year. If the Repub-
lican Senate is willing to extend
President Cleveland's term by eight
weeks, no one can see why the
Democratic House should not be
more so.
The recent broadside which Sen
ator HOar aimed at his associates
who were derelict about being pres
ent at the Chaplain's opening pray
or has had the effect of increasing
the number of Senator'S in the
Chamber at that hour. Ten used
to be the average attendance but
now it IS nearly thirty. The Massa-
chusetts Senator has been cOngrat-
ulating himself over his success,
and has received warm commenda-
ton from Chaplain Butler who, OF
course, deeply felt the disrespect
shown to the morning devotiOns
by this unprayerful body.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25

Mrs. Jenness Miller is endeavOT-
ing to revOldtlOnize the modern
style OF dressing. Corsets, bustIes,
petticOats and ill.shaped shoes are
her aversion. In lecture, deliY-
cred in Steinway Hall, New York,
she made savage attack on the
corset in particular. After roundly
censuring the weaker sex for cramp-
ing their waists, she said i; "WOmen
say they are uncomfortable without
corsets. | never wore cOrsets but
one week, and then took them of,
because they were so uncOmfOrta-
Die. 1t is a mistake, | believe, to
suppose that men like women FOR
their small, distorted waists. 1t is
not lifting a woman over a fence,
helping her across ditch, or other
wise mlhisterlng 10 her heiplessness
that makes a man love woman
but rather the physical touch OF
your warm hand, indicating life and
healthfulness." All that Mrs. Mil.
Ter affirms may be true but if she
imagines that the American girl OF
matron will give up style for health,
her mind must be wandering. We
predict that the corset will live long
after Mrs. Miller has gone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
A Woman CHARGED With Murder.

The Keyser wv. Va.) Echo says {:
"Last Friday Mrs. Caroline Rhodes,
who lives on Patterson creek, was
arrested and turned oyer to a coup.
lie of officers from Ohio, charged
with the murder of an old man
named Blizzard, in that State, sey-
eral weeks ago. She agreed to 90
with the Ohio officers without a
requisition. Mrs. Rhodes was
born on Patterson creek, and her
maiden name was Millslagle. Some
twelve years ago she was married
to a Mr.. Rhodes, from Ohio. About
two years ago they made a visit
among her friends on the creek,
and Mr.. Rhodes bought a farm of
VIM. Leese. He remained on the
farm, and she went back TO Ohio TO
dispose OF their property in that
locality. At the expiration OF
about a year she came back, re.
porting that the property was sold,
but in a week or two she learne :
that the party who bad bargained
for the property had backed out,
and she returned to Ohio to look
after the matter. She did not re.
tnrn to these parts, as we are in
formed, until two or three weeks
ago. The officers say that the old
man Blizzard had been in the hab-
it of visiting the house Of Mrs. r.,
and that they had been seen rid.
ing together. The last time he
was seen alive she went to his
house with a horse and buggy, and
he got in with her, and they rode
away. lie was never again seen
alive. but his body was found in a
lonely place, IN a creek, with a bull
let hole in his head, and a consid-
cradle number Of wounds upon his
head, apparently made with a
hatchet, or some similar weapon.
Immediately after this occurrence
she left Ohio, and apparently
came directly to this place. We
understand that her relatives in
this section are respectable and
well.meaning people"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
THE RULE or .SnOBS.

In America snObocracy ought to
find no place of refuge, and official
insolence ought not to be tolerated.
At Washington PLAIN people find an
abundance of both, especially in the
departments. Yirginians who have
visited Washington within a few
months make much complaint
against officials of the present adj
ministratiOn whose elevation to
power was to inaugurate not only
political reform but "Jeliersonian
simplicity in social life at the ma
tional capitol. That is, these fruits
we're abundantly promised. The
fact is that the newspapers are bur
dened with detailed accounts Of the
magnifcence of the displays made
at social and other public enter.
tainments at Washington during
the current winter. Not even i'll
the most extravagant days Of the
period of lavish and often coarse
display following the war, was there
more ostentatious splendor at social
gatherings than those marking the
first two years of the present adj
ministration.
Perhaps there is nothing wrong
in all this. The HERALD does not
charge that it indicates decadence
of either public or political morals.
1t is not necessary to take the pes
simistic view, in pointing out the
selfcOntradictory action Of those
now IN power, who, when out OF
power, had nothing but extrava-
CANT revilings of their opponents,
and yet now go a bow-shot beyond
any of their performances, when III
mower themselves. But $50 runs
the world away The moral OF 1t
all Is that absolute trust, pnrlty and
patriotism are not the patented
possessions of any political party
Fair and candid discussions as to
issues Immediately affecting the
DubIic welfare Is the only safeguard
against error, and tolerance as to
individual opinion is the only re-
liable guarantee Of wise and en-
tightening discussion.
But whatever party may rnle the
Union, officials are simply con-
temptible in asserting autocratic
pretensions to superior dignity over
the humblest American citizen who
may approach them for information
or for service coming within the
purview of their public duties.-
This is exactly the complaint made
as to many officials of the present
regime. "DemOcratic simplicity"
does not appear to many Of our
Virginian friends to be simplicity
at all. AS they tell it to the HER
AID tOploitical pretension begins
with some cabinet officers, and their
fiunkey imitators through all the
gradations of official position in
their departments follow the ex-
ample set at the fountain.heads of
authority with a zeal and success
that would make an English cock
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
Solution Of The Ghost SiUIY.

\ representative of the Richmond
Wing the other day questioned a
new arrival from Lexington. Va,
about the much talked of Stone
wall Jackson ghost recently seen
in that city. lie said for several
mornings the life size figure of Gen.
Jackson, in full uniform, could be
plainly seen upon the front wall of
the Presbyterian Church. This
created general comment, and for
several mornings hundreds Of PEG.
pie would come to see the figure,
which the superstitlous believe
verify to be the ghost OF Gen. Jack.
son returning to the church in
which he had so often worship.
ped.
The mystery has at last been
solved. Mr.. NJ. MIley,a photogra-
pher opposite the church, has a
life sized crayon portrait Of Jack
sou in uniform. The rays of the
morning sunlight through the sky
light struck the portrait at such an
angle as to reflect the colors
through the window upon the OPP
pOsite wall. After several days
the angle of light changed, and the
supposed ghost disappeared.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
DIsgracsd In his Old Age.

GALVESTON, TEXAS, Feb. H.
RumOrs have been in circulation
here affecting the integrity OF
Judge Thos. NJ. Joseph, treasurer
of the Grand Lodge OfOdd Fellows
of This state. Grand Master Bar
nett Gibbs arrived last night and
elected from Joseph a confession
that he was short in accounts to
the extent of $685. 1856. This EN-
braces the entire fund belonging to
the lodge. Joseph says he lost the
money nearly four years ago in
mining speculatiOns. He was a
candidate for reelection to the of.
fee of treasurer last week but was
defeated.
lie was mayor of Galveston from
1858 to the fall of 1862, and always
stood high in the community. lie
is nearly 70 years old and has a
large family of grown children.
He is utterly Frustrated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
IN PER PLEXITY.

Se0ulDR BOOu duNlCc W W doh-
ingtOn is like pouring water into a
rat hole. Democratic incapables
pursue the uneven tenor of their
way, and Republicans are much
too willing to give them plenty of
rope. After signing the Mexican
Pensions bill, because it was sup
posed to meet n demand of many
OK. Confederates, the President has
vetoed the Dependent Pensions
bill, which proceeded on the same
theories and is open to the same
objection as to uncertainty of mean
ing and operation. But the Presi-
dent apparently feared that the
two together would pretty much
extlnguish the surplus revenue,
and leave no ground for the claim
that taxes ought to be reduced
AS Congress seems to be entirely
incapable of reducing either taxes
or salaries, but has not yet sue
ceeded in creating enough more
offices for good Democrats to use
up all the revenue, the old problem
remains to plague the party IN
power. II would be rash to sup
pose that MIR. Randall and Mr..
Holman will allow the seaports to
be defended, or permit the House
to discuss the Notifications bill
passed By the Senate. AS to edu-
cation, if this House had to choose
between free schools and cheap
whiskey, it clearly would not
choose free schools. Happily, the
free-school system was established
by the Republican policy, and in
most parts OF the country fTag-
ments of it still survive.
If we had an American Admins
tration, perhaps the country might
spend little of its money wisely
in building ships. But the pur-
chase of poor and unworkable
second.ratc plans from England is
not a hopeful step in that direction.
The number of sons, brothers.iD.
law, cousins and other relatives
now CHARTERED at the public crib is
tolerably large, but it might be
indefinitely increased enough to
satisfy most of the hungry and
empty the entire treasury, If the
Senate we're not III the way. AS
1t is, one hardly sees how the Dem
ocratic majority in the House is
going to get rid Of the millions
that remain, but there is an abid-
ing confidence that in getting rid
of millions, if in no other way, this
House will be found entirely capa-
bic.
1t is not strange that Mr.. Man
ming and Mr.. Jordan embrace the
first opportunity to retire from the
Treasury Department, where they
are not wanted by their party in
Congress. Whether any other
Secretary or Treasurer can be
found who will devise measures to
keep all the greenbacks in circula
ton, and all the silver dollars, and
at the same time to force all the
silver certificates into circulation
besides, without boarding gold or
spending more money than
than he has a right to spend, is a
matter OF doubt. Bat he stands a
chance to be impeached if he tries
it and fails, as Mr.. Manning has
done. For Mr.. Weaver considers
it a high crime in the Secretary
that he has not put three plnts OF
currency into pint cup OF circola-
ton, and cannot believe that his
herculean efforts to that end were
sincerely. y. Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
THE MATTHEW'S CASE.
THE SENATE AGREES THAT ALL
THE PAPERS IN THE CASE
BE MADE PUBLIC.
.rnm fhn WashInrtnn Sian. 3


From the Washington Star, 22.l
In the Senate this afternoon, Mr..
Riddleberger offered resolution to
print and make public all the pro-
ceedings and papers in the case Of
j. G. Matthews, nominated for re-
corder ofdeeds of the District. He
said he wanted the whole matter
made public in order that misrepre-
sentatlOn might be corrected.
WHAT MR.. RIDDLEBERGER SAID.
Mr.. Riddleberger reviewed the
case and said the nomination was
first referred to a subcommittee,
of which he was chairman. He said
charges we're made against Mat
thews by citizens of Albany. Mat
thews was rejected and again APP
pointed by the President. He spoke
Of the Presidents letter and the
ground upon which lie put Mat
thews' rejection. The next thing
he (Riddleberger) heard ofthe mat
ter Matthews had again been re-
lected.
Mr. Riddleberger said it had been
sent abroad that Matthews was re-
jected because of his color; that
was not true. The reasons that
impelled his rejection were first,
the peculiar relations that the peO.
pie of the District held towards the
office of recorder, demanding that
the incumbent should be a citizen
and second that charges affecting
Matthew's character we're made and
that these charges stood unanswer
ed so far as he (Riddleberger) knew
The Virginia Senator then said thai
theSenate refused toinvestigate tho
charges at first, but subsequently he
understood there was an lnvestlga
ton. He criticised Mr.. Harris fol
first opposing and then tavorinl
Matthews confirmation.
MR.. HARRIS EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Harris said that at first III
held that a citizen of the Distric
should hold the office, and on a vOt'
in the committee Matthews was re
jected by tie; that he wanted
written report adopted, stating tina
, the rejection was because Matthew
was a nonresident but that wa
not done. When he (Harris) sa'
that Matthews was being persecut
, ed he abandoned his objection ant
voted to confirm him. Mr.. Harri
P charged Mr.. Riddleberger with no
only opposing Matthews from tn
start, but with pursuing him nov
that he was down.
, "Pm not pursuing him, Pm pun
sning yOu,' retOrted the Virgin
Senator.
The resolution to print all the pa
pers and proceedings in the cas-
was adopted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25

ney enviOus. There will inevita-
bly, be revolt against this folly and
shame, because 1t condemns Amer
can institutions and derides the
manhood OF our national character.
The people Of our country are not
ready to sanction official bearing
that will make them blush for the
diminishing authority of their coun-
try as an exemplar of the official
simplicity and independence which
are the legitimate fruits of popular
gOvernment-the fruits which the
founders of the Republic intended
should be Welded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25

At Mount Holly, near Philadel-
phia, has occurred a case that rath,
er supplements the Cluverius muir.
der. Miss Mary Anderson was
found near a bridge with a bullet
hole in her skull, and the brains
oOziDg out. She had evidently
been out all night, and had inco.
berently wandered short distance,
Not far away was found some vom'
it and a pistol recognized as that Of
Barclay Peake, her cousin, who
had been paying her much atten.
ton. The girl had life in her, and
after several pieces of her skull
had been removed by DR.. Pancost,
she became rational. Peake says
she borrowed his pistol and com.
mltted suicide. But Mary now
says that cousin Barclay shot her.
II Lillian Madison had come to
life, what a tale she might have
told
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Woodstock, Va. Feb 9, 1887.
To Maryland FertiliEing and Manufac-
turing Co. and all other creditors of d. L.
w. Myers complts. vs.. ID. i. w. Myers
delft.
You are hereby notified that | have fixed
upon the ~ day of March next between
the hours of o'clock, A. NJ. and 6 o'clock
p. NJ. If fair, il not, on the next far day
thereafter Sunday excepted) TO take and
settle, at my office, the accounts OF
/. All liens in order of their priority
binding the real estate Of ID. L. w. Myers.
>. The real estate Of which said de-
PENDANT is seized and possessed and how
acquired by him. Also its gross and
annual value.
3. Any other matter that he may deem
pertinent or which any party in interest
may require required TO be taken By the
decree of Shenandoah Circuit Court rem
dored on the sth day Of January 1851 IN a
suit 10 chancery depending in said cou IT
between Maryland Fertilizlng and Manu-
featuring Co. Complts and ID. +. W..
Myers Deft. and # from any cause the
taking of said accounts shall not be com
menced or having been commenced should
not be completed on that day, the taking
of the same will be adjourned from day
to day, or from place to place, until the
same are taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioner
in chancery Of the said court. at my office
in said county the day and year first
aforesaid.
p. w. MAGRUDER.
Feb. ll-iw. WINS. x Bro, p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
Trade Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
conferees on the trade dollar bill
have agreed upon report. ltpro-
vides for the redemption of the
trade dollar at par until July LIST,
1887. They are to be sent to the
mints as bullion which, however,
is not to be counted as part of the
silver bullion required to be pur-
chased and coined into standard
dollars as required by act of Feb.
rnary 2S. 1873.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-25
Swallowed His Bond Tor SaiekeepIng,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-.A resi-
dent of Chicago has filed a clam
at the Treasury Department for
the redemption OF "A $1,000 United
States bond which he says he swal.
lowed in order to prevent its fall
ing into the hands Of burglars. 1t
appears that while he was examin-
ing The bonds in his room at late
hour in the night, be heard a noise
in the passage which he supposed
was made by thieves, and acting on
the impulse of the moment, he
cbewed the bond Into pulp and
swallowed it. 1t was afterwards
discovered that there were no
grounds for his alarm. He now
appeals to the government to make
good his loss. The first cOmptrOl-
Ter has the claim under considera-
tiOn.